Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-01

Whereas, the communication which ap.
pears in the Express of the 27th instant,
was q elimination of falsehood, indecency
and reportorial mendacity, and g base
abuse of the privileges extended by the
House to tie representatives Of the press.
Therefore, be it
Resolved that H. S. Garfield, who is
understood TO be the writer of such libel
Gus articles, oe excluded from the re-
porters' table and from the hall, and that
the doorkeeper and sergeant-at-arms be
| instructed to refuse him admittance.
Mr. Cone offered an amendment that
he be recommended to so before the frs,
mirror and tafry long enough to see him.
self as others See him, and that ne go end
sin no more. Laughter followed, and the
AMI ndment was ruled out OF order.
MIR. Payne said he did not like to vote
for the resolution unless he knew what il
Is about.
Mr.. Camp explained that the Express
had been filled with scurrilous articI g
about the Legislature.
! Mr.. Wood offered an amendment thSt
his writings are contemplate and un-
mitigated falsehoods, and that & copy Of
! the resolution be sent to the San Antonio
Express for publication.
Mr.. Baylor said he believed we were
living in the Nineteenth century, and
moved to table The amendment and reso-
| luton but withdrew the motion at the re-
! quest OF Mr.. Browning.
: Mr.Brownipg said No man has higher
regard for the press than have. | an
in favor of giving the papers acCommoda-
tons. The House he's been doing this
1 of a Hf ata<n %
gwen reporters the privilege Of the fl jor
of the House and provided & table iOr
them. 1t seems to me when reporters
come here under such privileges the
privilege should not be abused by them
| a!n willing to take 6 part of it but such
articles are not understood by the people.
A man fOrgets himself and mis- privileges
| when he writes such articles, and the
sooner such writers are excluded from
| the floor Of the House the better. If the
writer has mind to go outside Of the
House TO write such articles don't care,
so lorg as ne names no one but limits
his remarks 10 the Legislature as body.
Mr.. HirkiickS hoped the amen dment
would not be adopted. 1t was beneath
the dignity OF the House to do more than
pass what WIS covered by the resolution
Mr.. Camp said there has been a cor
tinuation of these insults and abuses of
the privileges of the House. | don't
know If the party is the author of all the
articles in it, but It is a notorious fact
that this thing has been going on ever
since the session began. The House
owes it to itself to resent such articles
Not only the reporter but the San An
tonic Express should be excluded here.
Much IS we may admire the freedom OF
the press, we cannot submit to being
scandaliZed as whole body.
Mr. Jones asked that another article in
the Express be read abiding to the Alex
snder bill. Mr.. Jones said: l don't
know who wrote it, and asked that it be
read without having any personal feeling
in the matter.
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment that
the Sergeant at Arms purchase for the
writer a two ounce cen OF be!gamot
Rules out of order.
The pending amendment was voted
down and the resolution was adopted by
{. vote of 81 to -.
MIR. McGaughy offered resolution to
appoint committee TO look into the
lands and money belonging to the
University and agricultural and
Mechanical College, and to re-
port & plan Of solution of differences
between the two institutions. Referred
Mr.. Browning presented petitlan from
citizens OF Kent, Cara and Linn c0un-
ties asking to be attached to Mitchell
county for judicial purposes.
BY Mr.. Alexander, House DILL No. 53I,
providing that the Governor and State
Health Officer shall have discretionary
powers in the employment of health Off
GERS.
By Mr.. Gresham, House bill No. j32,
amending the Law 50 as to authorize cities
and towns on the gulf coast TO issue bonds
for improvement of their hsrbors, and to
levy a tax for such puI ..,,e.
By Mr.. Tste, House bill No. 533, pro
yidiDg how city COUNCILS may exempt
property from taxation, and that city
councils shall exempt from city taxes all
property used for agricultural purposes.
The general land Dill was made the
special order for Tuesday, March s.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendment to the House amendments 10
the Senate bill relative to the hiring out
OF county cOnvicts.
House bill No q, prohibiting watering
of stocks and bonds by railroads, was
considered. An amendment waS adopted
that the funded debt shall not in any case
exceed the amount Of one-iah OF the
capital stock, and any increase beyond
that snail be Illegal and void, and any
officer or director CT 3 railroad company
violating or consentiug to q violation
of any Of the provisions Of this
section shall become personally liza
BILE for any and all increase Of the funded
debt in excess vi the amount prescribed
for the full par value, and in addition he
shall be guilty of . misdemeanOr and sub
iect TO from one to TWO years imprison-
ment and fine Of from $500 to $4,000.
The bill was ordered engrossed.
Senate bill No. 81. the bill against
striking by employees, passed with the
Senate amendments, making the penalty
fine and Imprisonment instead Of liEe or
Imprisonment, striking cut the words
"tnreats" and gestures" as means of
intimidation and increasing the minimum
line to So
House bill No. l75, relative to the pay
Of Jurors, was engrossed.
Pursuant to appointment, the House
considered the charges against JuCge
Frank Willis OF the Thirty-first Judicial
district, in the Panhandle section of the
state. The specifications are numerous,